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Acting superintendent Paul Stephens rolls up his sleeve to donate blood as part of the statewide Emergency Services Blood Challenge while Australian Red Cross Lifeblood staff members Suanne Taunton and Catherine O’Neill prepare to do the honours. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS
BLOOD EMERGENCY
DONATE NOW: State cops winter supply shortage
By JOHN RYAN ACTING superintendent Paul Stephens was in the chair to give blood this week and he says it’s critical for people to give blood in the colder months. He believes it’s important for Police and other emergency services personnel to take the lead in the community to drive up blood
donations during winter, when the demand for blood reaches a record high and one in three donors cancel their appointments, creating a massive seasonal challenge for Australian Red Cross Lifeblood. “At this time of year blood supplies start to get low so we need them now and regardless what time of year the accident hap-
pens, you still need that blood,” Acting Superintendent Stephens told Dubbo Photo News. In the frontline attending emergencies such as motor vehicle crashes, he says first responders get to see the vital importance of having donated blood on hand to save lives. “It really rams the message home, for sure. You see the im-
pact and you see the result of it. You can see the value of giving blood and plasma. “I’d encourage anyone to think about donating blood now and into the future, you don’t need to be in the emergency services.” From June to August each year, first responders roll up their sleeves for the annual Emergency Services Blood Challenge be-
cause they understand that more than 1000 donations are needed across Australia every week to help accident and trauma victims. All emergency services across the country will battle it out for a spot on the podium in one of the five categories: most donations; most new donors; most plasma donations; and highest year-onyear growth.
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